D.C. TO RICHMOND SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 

AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic 

AAR Association of American Railroads 

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 

ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

ACS American Community Survey 

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act 

ADT Average Daily Traffic 

APE Area of Potential Effect 

APTA American Public Transportation Association 

AQI Air Quality Index 

AREMA American Railway Engineers and Maintenance of Way Association 

ARPA Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

ATC Automatic Train Control 

ATR Above Top of Rail 

BBR Buckingham Branch Railroad 

BMP Best Management Practices 

BOD Basis of Design 

BOD Biological Oxygen Demand 

BRT Bus Rapid Transit 

BTU British Thermal Units 

CAA Clean Air Act of 1970 

CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments 

CBD Central Business District 

CBPA Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act 

CD Collector-Distributor 

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TIER II DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 

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CEDAR Comprehensive Environmental Data and Reporting System 

CEQ Council on Environmental Quality 

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 

CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 

Information System 

CFS Cubic Feet per Second 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CH4 Methane 

CLOMR Conditional Letter of Map Revision 

CLRP Constrained Long Range Plan 

CNE Common Noise Environment 

CO Carbon Monoxide 

CO2 Carbon Dioxide 

COI Compounds of Interest 

COG Council of Governments 

CP Control Point 

CRMP Virginia Coast Resources Management Program 

CSS Cab Signal System 

CSXT CSX Transportation (Railroad Company) 

CTC Centralized Traffic Control 

CTB Commonwealth Transportation Board 

CTP Comprehensive Transportation Plan 

CU Cataloging Unit 

CWA Clean Water Act 

CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act 

CZMP Coastal Zone Management Plan 

dB Decibel 

dBA Decibels (A-weighted scale) 

DC2RVA Washington, D.C. to Richmond High Speed Rail Project 

DDOT District of Columbia Department of Transportation 

DHR Virginia Department of Historic Resources 

DPU City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities 

DRPT Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation 
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EA Environmental Assessment 

ECG East Coast Greenway 

EDR Environmental Data Resources 

EIS Environmental Impact Statement 

EJ Environmental Justice 

EMS Emergency Medical Service 

EO Executive Order 

EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 

ERNS Emergency Response Notification System 

ES Engineering Stationing 

ESA Endangered Species Act 

ESC Erosion and Sediment Control 

ESRI Environmental Science Research Institute 

FAA Federal Aviation Administration 

FAMPO Fredericksburg Metropolitan Planning Organization 

FAQ Frequently Asked Question 

FAST Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act 

FCPA Fairfax County Park Authority 

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency 

FHWA Federal Highway Administration 

FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, & Rodenticide Act 

FINDS Facility Index System/Facility Identification Initiative Program Summary 

Report 

FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Maps 

FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact 

FPPA Farmland Protection Policy Act 

FRA Federal Railroad Administration 

FSC Federal Species of Concern 

FTA Federal Transit Administration 

FUDS Formerly Used Defense Sites 

GHG Greenhouse Gas 

GIS Geographic Information System 

GPH Gallons per Hour 
TIER II DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 

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GPS Global Positioning Satellites 

GRTC Greater Richmond Transit Company 

HABS Historic American Building Survey 

HAER Historic American Engineering Record 

HC Hydrocarbons 

HCM Highway Capacity Manual 

HEC-RAS Hydrologic Engineering Center – River Analysis System 

HFC Hydrofluorocarbons 

HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

HMIRS Hazardous Materials Information Reporting System 

HP Horsepower 

HPT Horsepower per Ton 

HSDS Hazardous Substance Disposal Site 

HSGT High Speed Ground Transportation 

HSR High Speed Rail 

HSRSP High Speed Rail Strategic Plan 

HOT High Occupancy Toll 

HOV High Occupancy Vehicle 

HU Hydrologic Unit 

ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 

ITS Intelligent Transportation System 

JPA Joint Permit Application 

Ldn Day-Night Average Sound Level 

LEDPA Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative 

LEP Limited English Proficiency 

Leq Equivalent Sound Level 

Leq(h) Equivalent Sound Level for a 1-Hour Period 

LID Low Impact Development 

LOD Limits of Disturbance 

LOS Level of Service 

LOV Low Occupancy Vehicle 

LRT Light Rail Transit 

LRTP Long Range Transportation Plan 
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LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank 

LWCF Land and Water Conservation Fund 

MAS Maximum Authorized Speed 

MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act 

MCBQ Marine Corps Base Quantico 

Mg/m3 Milligrams per Meter Cubed 

MINES Mines Master Index File 

MLTS Material Licensing Tracking System 

MOA Memorandum of Agreement 

MOU Memorandum of Understanding 

MOVES Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator 

MP Mile Post 

MPH Miles per Hour 

MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization 

MRDS Mineral Resources Data System 

MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area 

MSAT Mobile Source Air Toxics 

MSL Mean Sea Level 

MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 

MWCOG Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments 

N2O Nitrous Oxide 

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

NAC Noise Abatement Criteria 

NCDC National Clean Diesel Campaign 

NEC Northeast Corridor 

NECIP Northeast Corridor Improvement Project 

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act 

NESHAP National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

NHL National Historic Landmark 

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act 

NHR Natural Heritage Resources 

NHTS National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

NOAA U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
TIER II DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 

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NOI Notice of Intent 

NOx Nitrogen Oxides 

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service 

NPL National Priorities List (Superfund) 

NPS National Park Service 

NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service 

NRHP National Register of Historic Places 

NRI Nationwide Rivers Inventory 

NS Norfolk Southern Railroad 

NVRC Northern Virginia Regional Commission 

NVRPA Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority 

NVTA Northern Virginia Transportation Authority 

NVTC Northern Virginia Transportation Commission 

NWI National Wetlands Inventory 

O3 Ozone 

O&M Operating and Maintenance 

O/D Origin/Destination 

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

PA Programmatic Agreement 

Pb Lead 

PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyls 

PDC Planning District Commission 

PM Particulate Matter 

PM10 Particulate Matter Less Than 10 μm in Diameter 

PM2.5 Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 μm in Diameter 

PMT Passenger Miles of Travel 

ppm Parts per Million 

PPV Peak Particle Velocity 

PRIIA Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 

PRTC Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission 

PTC Positive Train Control 

R2HR Richmond to Hampton Roads Passenger Rail Project 
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R2R Richmond to Raleigh High Speed Rail Project 

RATPO Richmond Area Transportation Planning Organization 

RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

RCRIS Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System 

RF&P Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (Railroad Company) 

RMA Resource Management Area 

RMS Root Mean Square 

ROD Record of Decision 

ROW Right-of-Way 

RPA Resource Protection Area 

RPO Rural Planning Organization 

RRPDC Richmond Regional Planning District Commission 

SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users 

SCC Virginia State Corporation Commission – Division of Utility and Railroad 

Safety 

SDP Service Development Plan 

SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act 

SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail 

SEL Sound Exposure Level 

SF Square Feet 

SHPO State Historic Preservation Office 

SIP State Implementation Plan 

SOP Standard Operating Procedure 

SOV Single Occupant Vehicle 

SOX Sulfur Oxides 

STB U.S. Surface Transportation Board 

STIP Statewide Transportation Improvement Program 

SWM Stormwater Management 

SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan 

TAZ Transportation Analysis Zone 

TDM Transportation Demand Management 

TEA-21 Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century 

TIGER Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
TIER II DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 

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TIP Transportation Improvement Plan 

TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load 

TNM FHWA Traffic Noise Model 

TOD Transit Oriented Development 

TPC Train Performance Calculator 

TRB Transportation Planning Board 

TSM Transportation System Management 

TRIS Toxic Release Inventory System 

TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act 

USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers 

USCG United States Coast Guard 

USDA United States Department of Agriculture 

USDOI United States Department of the Interior 

USDOJ United States Department of Justice 

U.S. DOT United States Department of Transportation 

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

USGS United States Geological Survey 

USM Unified Stream Methodology 

UST Underground Storage Tank 

UXO Universal Crossover 

VARTF Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund 

VAU Visual Assessment Unit 

V/C Volume to Capacity Ratio 

VDA Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 

VdB Vibration Decibel 

VDCR Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation 

Virginia DEQ Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 

VDF Virginia Department of Forestry 

VDGIF Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries 

VDOT Virginia Department of Transportation 

VEC Virginia Employment Commission 

VIMS Virginia Institute of Marine Science 

VLR Virginia Landmarks Registry 
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VMRC Virginia Marine Resources Commission 

VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled 

VOC Volatile Organic Compounds 

VOF Virginia Outdoors Foundation 

VPD Vehicles per Day 

VRE Virginia Railway Express 

VSMP Virginia Stormwater Management Program 

VSTP Virginia 2035 Surface Transportation Plan 

VWPP Virginia Water Protection Permit 

WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 

W&OD Washington & Old Dominion 

WOUS Waters of the United States 

WQS Water Quality Standards 

μg/m3 Micrograms per Cubic Meter 

2MT 2 Main Track 

3MT 3 Main Track 

4MT 4 Main Track